Description
Name owner: Nesimut
Title owner: The Osiris
Dimensions (hxwxd): 10.5 x ? x ? cm
Translation hieroglyphs: The Osiris, Nesi-Mut, true of voice
Preservation: Intact. Encrustration effecting the glaze especially near the feet section and the back.
R-R: 176.10 (She belongs to (the Goddess) Mut)
Provenance: Dutch collection.
Comments:
The shabtis of Nesi-Mut were discovered during the excavations of the Ramesseum around 1895. They can be dated to the 22nd dynasty rather than the more known 21th dynasty shabtis of the Deir el Bahri cachettes.
For parallels see the Petrie musuems’ online collection (3 examples, one fragmentary) as well as one example in the Manchester Museum.
